Trends in prevalence of multi drug resistant tuberculosis in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), is an emerging public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This study aims to determine the trends in prevalence of MDR-TB among new TB cases in sub-Saharan Africa over two decades.We searched electronic data bases and accessed all prevalence studies...

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Main Authors: Baba Maiyaki Musa, Aishatu L Adamu, Najibah A Galadanci, Bashir Zubayr, Chisom N Odoh, Muktar H Aliyu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5612652?pdf=render